Boats you've owned?

[Carib]

Samphire 26 (10 years)

Rustler 31 (1 and a bit years so far). She was in her first ownership for a mere 32..

 

[[3889]]

Another capricious sailor, I'm afraid.
Mirror
Laser
Firefly
Laser
Dart
Laser II
Laser
Buzz
Avon Searider RIB
Beneteau First 305
Hunter 272
Jeanneau Sun 2000
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 36i
Ovni 395 ( bought as a keeper...for now!)
Oh, and 3 sea kayaks and 2 open canoes.

 

[NealB]

Actually Neal - didn't you have some superfast dinghy from us? & I'm not sure i see the Tinker tramp on your list......

Hi Sharon!

Hmmmm ..... you've got my brain trying to work a bit there.

It's not quite what it was (as you know), but it's coming up with memories that I bought the Solo, from you: is that the one?

And, yes, I left the Tramp off my list, on the not entirely logical grounds that I wasn't thinking about tenders (so there's quite a few other absentees in addition to the Tramp).

 

[Sticky Fingers]

I didn't really 'do' ownership. More into blagging. So my 'owned' list looks quite, errr, short:

Enterprise E11759
National 12 Tigress, N3172
Bavaria Vision 42
Bavaria S40 Hardtop

 

[NealB]

Another capricious sailor, I'm afraid.

Variety is the spice .....

 

[NealB]

I didn't really 'do' ownership. More into blagging. So my 'owned' list looks quite, errr, short:

My curiosity is piqued!

How does your blagging scheme work, and do you run courses?

 

[emandvee44]

Sailed lots of dinghies, mostly family owned, Fireflies, Enterprises, Scorpions.

I have owned:

Scorpion – 1044 (had built – Westerly Boats, Rock)
420
Verl 900 (bought new)
Windsurfers
Lasers x 5
Sigma 33 – 'Tresillian V of Northney' (Hull 007)
Sigma 33 – 4574 Chimaera (re-named ‘Revenge’)
Bavaria 44 – ‘Time Off’ original name and still with us after 12 years.

M.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

My curiosity is piqued!

How does your blagging scheme work, and do you run courses?

Earlier in my late teens / early 20's it was the Uni sailing club where my dubious sailing ability was eclipsed by the double benefit of owning a car with a towhitch, and then reaching age of 21 so could drive the Uni minibus. Later, it depended entirely on knowing people with boats who are short of crew, or who are chartering and are short of crew, or are chartering in the Med and want some company on holiday, or are doing an own-boat training course and need a crew / watchkeeper / drinking buddy.

 

[michael_w]

All round the Contessa 33 was one of the best boats I've owned. I know why previous Contessa 33 owners used to look wistfully at mine. Well built, apart from some idosyncratic electrics, good looking and quick. We did an Atlantic circuit in her and I vividly remember sailing up wind in the Chesapeake with full main and headsail reefed to #3 size. Over taking motoring Island Packets making heavy weather of it. Our friends in their Halberg Rassay 46 could only get past us under power.

 

[johnalison]

Variety is the spice .....

We now know who the boat tarts are.

 

[Windfall]

Hi Sharon!

Hmmmm ..... you've got my brain trying to work a bit there.

It's not quite what it was (as you know), but it's coming up with memories that I bought the Solo, from you: is that the one?

And, yes, I left the Tramp off my list, on the not entirely logical grounds that I wasn't thinking about tenders (so there's quite a few other absentees in addition to the Tramp).

No the Solo wasn't from us....it was some esoteric go fast machine by Ian Proctor i think....(though i wouldn't be prepared to bet on that) it had the most ridiculously tall rig

 

[doug748]

Mirror
Dart 18
Laser (same time as the Dart)
Dart 18 (smashed the first one to bits)
Mystery dinghy (had an Osprey main but wasn't an Osprey)
Another Laser
Poole AB (for the kids)
Dehler 37
Contessa 26

I think the anecdotes the best part of these fascinating ownership lists...........

................how do you find the transition from the wide open spaces on the speedy Dehler to the less expansive accommodation on the Contessa?

.

 

[NealB]

No the Solo wasn't from us....it was some esoteric go fast machine by Ian Proctor i think....(though i wouldn't be prepared to bet on that) it had the most ridiculously tall rig

Oooh, I think I'll have to plead not guilty to that one. I think even I'd remember something that exotic. Sounds like Flew's sort thing, maybe?

 

[Bru]

I cunningly managed to avoid boat ownership for a very long time by letting others have the burden of ownership whilst i had the fun

Boats i didn't own but had the use of and / or crewed and / or skippered (mostly skippered, i tend to end up being in charge!) ...

Sailing dingies ...

Cadet
Mirror
National 12
Flying Fifteen

Canal boats...

Dolphin 24 canal cruiser (briefly!)
Dawncraft 27 canal cruiser
Springer 37 narrowboat (the first one built and probably the first purpose built leisure narrowboat rather than a conversion)
Sculptor (working narrowboat)
Clover & Fazeley (working pair)
President & Kildare (steam working pair)
Linda (ex-working narrowboat trip boat)

Then it went a bit pear shaped and i had to buy my own yachts! ...

Islander 23
Sabre 27
Westerly W33 Ketch

And that, unless we win the lottery, will be that as we anticipate "Pagan", the W33, seeing us out

 

[Habebty]

N12 clinker by Chippendale no. 1395 4 years.
Lift keel Pegasus 800 4 years
Sadler 290 no.3 16 years! from new. No plans to change.

A short list compared to some

 

[Mudisox]

Gremlin dinghy
Cadet 676
Cadet 3733 Oriole
Cadet 4500 Doodah
GP14 Nixie
Morgan Giles 43
505
FD part owner
Sonata OPUS
Dragon Opus of Arrocher
Telstar Trimaran Opus of Jethou
32' Motor boat
Maurice griffiths 32 Fairway Nixie
Comanche Catamaran OPUS of Mudford Sock
Merlin 1076
Merlin 3443
various bath toys.

 

[GeeW]

John Bull sailing canoe (built from plans)
West Wight Potter 'D' type, 'Dill'
Shipmate Senior, 'Pooja'
Prout Voyager 14, 'Joe B'
Tiki 21, 'Nolan 2'
Hunter Liberty 22, ' Chatsworth' (Current boat)

The Tiki was the coldest and wettest boat I have ever sailed. Once I got to grips with the rig was an absolute delight to sail, frightened myself silly with the speed it was capable of on several occasions! Very hard on your knees & lower back once you get a bit older, which is why it was sold!

 

[Teko]

Topper
Laser radial -144679
Laser -180579
Laser vortex-1205
Laser vortex - 1169
Laser - 182???
Hurley silhouette - timbucktoo
Leisure 23 - Teko
Leisure 27 - red dragon
Bavaria 320 sportline - Luna

 

[James W]

Oh god, this is scary.

Cox 21 "Alice Rose"
Trident 24
Hurley 20
Westerly Warwick
Hurley 24/70 "Hassle" (Great name for a boat)
Newbridge Eclipse
Corribee "Jasmine"
Achilles 24
Seamaster 925
Westerly Storm
Jeanneau Voyage 12.5

All of them projects in their own way. I should have saved all the money from them all and bought one good boat, but what would the fun be in that?

 

[dulls]

Klepper canoe, Plastic canoe
Vagabond 31
Halvorsen Freya 40. Absolutely regret selling the last one
Sailed on many others but it is not the same as going broke looking after your own.